FLOOD02514

• County: Statewide
• Community: Nationwide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Design Guidelines for Flood Damage Reduction
• Date: 10/1/1981
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

Preface

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, is charged
with implementing the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968. Under this act FEMA is responsible for administer-
ing the National Flood Insurance Program and sponsor-
ing other activities intended to reduce losses attributable
to flooding. In pursuit of the latter goal FEMA has sought
to:
. Encourage 'Vvise land-use and watershed management
practices.
. Encourage better integration of natural and social
systems.
. Encourage appropriate design and construction
practices in flood-prone areas.
This manual has been prepared by the AlA Research
Corporation as a special study for the FEMA to assist in
meeting these objectives. The manual focuses on the need
for improved building and site design in flood-prone
areas-no~ howeve, in isolation from effective floodplain
managemen~ which must accompany improved design if
flood losses are to be reduced significantly.
Reduction of flood losses depends on damage mitiga-
tion activities bv a varieDl of those involved in the use of
our water and iand reso~rces. This responsibility falls to
a large extent on those who design the built environmen~
since damage to buildings and their contents is the most
common source of monetary loss in a flood disaster. For
these designers to effectively contribute to flood damage
reduction, they need specific information on the causes of
flexld damage and on ways to decrease losses through the
design process. This manual has been prepared to pro-
vide that information

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